Helen Mirren

The bestselling author brings her trademark wit and searing insights to a new book, More Than a Woman

Women over 40 are no longer relegated to tweed twinsets. It’s progress, of a sort

As the actor turns 75, a look at her astonishing career in which she’s played cops, rockers, monarchs and murderers

Horse rides in stockings, rehearsals in deep freezes, and fights in string vests

A $70m campaign and 24 nominations may not bring it a big night

The worst film of the 2010s was so reactionary, materialistic and lazy it selected itself

The long-single actor turned heads after appearing in public with Alexandra Grant

The actor on the appeal of Helen Mirren and discovering the artistry of Odilon Redon

The ruler of Russia faces her steepest challenge yet: filling the void left by Game of Thrones

The granddaughter of Russian immigrants dazzles as the 18th-century empress

From The Dublin Murders to The Crown, Red Rock to Ru Paul, here are this season’s best comedy, drama and reality series

Many men are now in their 40s or 50s when children come along. But there are risks, say experts

Review: Neither Johnson nor Statham has much to work with, but the banter is awful

Cannes diary: Robert Pattinson stars in The Lighthouse; and a crowded market for mutts

Good for you if you have your 12-page plan laminated, but best laid plans often end up on the floor like a queasy partner

X-Files actor reportedly to take on role in fourth series of award-winning Netflix blockbuster